The Gordon TAFE will take you there

Do you recognise Gordon TAFE graduates Francoise Zaninka and Jennifer Peart? They’ve recently become the public faces of a new campaign showing how ‘TAFE will take you there’, that’s gracing our screens and media.

Francoise’s path to a career in early childhood education started at The Gordon. Arriving in Australia as a refugee from Africa in 2010, Francoise now works as a qualified early childhood educator and hopes to study a Bachelor of Education in future.

“The Gordon offers quality teaching and support. It helped me to career opportunities I never thought were possible.”
– Francoise Zaninka

Jennifer turned her love of animals into a career after studying a veterinary nursing course at The Gordon. Jennifer is now a qualified veterinary nurse, and is studying a Bachelor of Zoology and Animal Science at Deakin University.

"TAFE gave me the stepping stone I needed to take my passion for working with animals to the next level. The Gordon catered to my needs, helped me with my studies, and helped me with a job placement close to my home. My course gave me the theoretical knowledge to get out and perform the practical work.’’

– Jennifer Peart

Why the new brand?

The ‘TAFE will take you there’ campaign brings together Victoria's 12 TAFEs and four dual-sector universities under a new united TAFE Victoria brand, providing a strong collective voice as the centre of the government-funded training system.

It also promotes the hundreds of high-quality, industry linked TAFE courses on offer and shows students and industry that TAFEs are government-backed providers, each with their own unique expertise and specialisation.

As part of the campaign, Francoise and Jennifer’s stories, along with other TAFE graduates, show how quality training at a trusted TAFE can be the key to a great career.

“The Victorian Government is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into TAFE. That’s why we’re endorsing a collective brand of providers – showing the community TAFE can take you anywhere.

TAFE isn’t just changing the lives of everyday Victorians – it’s also making sure industry has the skills it needs for the jobs of today and tomorrow.” – Gayle Tierney, Minister for Training and Skills

This blog post is based on the Media Release ‘The Gordon TAFE will take you there, 13 February 2017.

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The Gordon Institute of TAFE is one of the largest regional TAFEs in Victoria and has been helping people gain real skills for real jobs for over 125 years. We pride ourselves on delivering a great range of TAFE courses from short courses to nationally accredited training across apprenticeships, traineeships, certificates, diplomas, and advanced diplomas, which can lead you to a great career or create pathways to university.